Nursery accessory



Patented July 29, 1924.

UNITED sr ULVA It. MARTIN, or FABER, VIRGINIA.

NURSERY ACCESSORY.

Application filed June 8, 1923. Serial No. 644,211.

To a-llwhom it may concern Be it known that 1, (Mrs) ULVA R. MAR- TIN,citizen of the United States, residing at Faber, in the county of Nelsonand State of Virginia, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements. in Nursery Accessories, of which the following is aspecification. p

This invention relates to nursery accessories, and more particularly toa device in the nature of a. commode especially adapted for the trainingof infants.

One of the principal objects of the invention is to provide a structurewhich will support the infant comfortably and naturally in a recliningposition while being trained to avoid the soiling! of napkins.

Another object of theinvention is to provide a collapsible device whichmay be easily set up when desired to be used and which will occupy butlittle space when it is desired to store or transport the same.

A further object of the invention is to provide a foldable orcollapsible construction having securing straps arranged in such a wayas to have the dual function of serving to hold the infant in positionwhen the latter is set up and also to secure the parts againstaccidental displacement when the device is collapsed.

lVith the above and other. objects in view which will more readilyappear as the nature of the invention is better understood.

the same consists in the novel construction,

hereinafter more fully described illustrated and claimed.

A preferred and practical embodiment of the invention is shown in theaccompanying drawings, in which Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing myinvention in its set up position ready for use, and

Fig. 2 is a side elevation showing the device collapsed.

Like reference characters correspond to the corresponding parts in bothfigures of the drawing.

A fundamental purpose of the present invention is to provide a device toassist in training young infants not yet able to sit upright to acquireproper habits, and to that end I provide a reclining support or standincluding a seat and an inclined back for permitting the infant to restcomfortably awhile positioned on a cushioned seat ring for the intended.purpose. .The .construction of the device is; such that thebac'k may befoldedover onto the'seat without injuring the cushion seat and the seatportion and back are supported by end members in such away that when itis-desired to collapsethe structure the end members may be respectivelyfolded againstythe seat and the back. Securing straps-are provided' forretaining the infant against movement while positioned on the supportand these straps also serve to retainthe foldable parts against movementwhen collapsed. y

In the embodiment of the invention illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings, the device consists of. the support or bed -A comprising thesections 1 and 2 carried by a frame structure including opposed U-shaped end sections 5 and 6 preferably metal rods connected togetherthrough the medium of side frame members or couplings .77 preferablyformed of sheet metal. The

endsof the frame section 5 are pivoted to the side members 7 as at 88,and the ends of the frame member 6 are pivoted to the side members 7 asat 9 9, the pivots 8 and 9 being transversely disposed so as to permitthe end section's being folded one/on the other. The support A carriedupon the frames 5 and 6 is preferably formed from a single piece ofcanvass or the like, and provides the seat portion 1 and the backsection 2. As shown the flexible support A may be formed with marginalhems 121212 and 1313-13 for respectively receiving the rods forming theend frame sections 5 and 6.

That portion of the fabric support which forms the seat- 1 is formedwith an opening 14 and located around the opening and secured to thefabric is a circular air cushion 15. j

The distance between the pivots 8 and 9 is substantially equal to theheight of the air cushion 15 so that when the back 2 is folded over theseat 1, the air cushion will not be injured thereby.

In order to support the seat and baclr above the floor line, I haveprovided supporting legs 18 and 19. Each leg is preferably formed of ametal rod bent into U- shape and having pivotal connections at its endswith the respective end frame sections 5 and 6 for permitting said legsto be swung into the planes of the respective end sections when it isdesired to collapse the article. In order to retain the legs againstmovement and to support the structure, I have provided suitable braces20 and 2121, the braces 20 cooperating with the legs 18 and the end offrame section 5, and the braces 21' cooperating with the legs 19 andwith the end frame section 6. Each of these braces is of the 2-partadjustable type, the parts of each brace being held by a bolt 22 and acooperating winged nut 23. When the commodeis set up for use, the back 2is arranged atan inclination to the plane of .the seat and is held insuch relation through the medium of the braces 20 and 21 as shown.

Secured to the frame member 5 is one or more straps 24 and one or morecooperating buckles 25, the buckle and the strap being respectivelyconnected to the frame at points opposite the opening 14.

In using the device the structure is first set up as shown in Figure 1of the drawings and the infant placed on the air cushion so that theinfants back is supported by the inclined back of the structure. Thestrap 24 may them be placed over the infant and buckled in place. Byreason of the air cushion and the inclined back the infant is affordedthe greatest ease possible.

Without further description it is thought that the many features andadvantages of the invention will be readily apparent and it will ofcourse be understood that changes in the form, proportion and minordetails of construction may be resorted to without departing from thespirit of the invention or scope of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. In a device of the class described, the combination with a framestructure including opposed end sections, intermediate side sectionsinterposed between the end sections and having pivotal connections withboth end sections, a seat carried by one of said end sections and formedwith an opening, a back carried by the other end section, said endsections being adapted to be folded one on the other, and a circular aircushion supported on said seat and surrounding the opening thereof, thedistance between the pivots on the intermediate side sections beingsubstantially equal to the height of the air cushion.

2. In a device of the class described, the combination with a framestructure including opposed end sections, intermediate side sectionsinterposed between the end sections and having pivotal connections withboth end sections, a seat carried by one of said end sections and formedwith an opening, a back carried by the other end section, said endsections be'ng adapted to be folded one on the other, a circular aircushion supported on said seat and surrounding the opening thereof, thedistance between the pivots on the intermediate side sections beingsubstantially equal to the height of the air cush'on, and meanscooperating with the intermediate side sections and the end sections toretain said sections against downward movement when in their normalpositions.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aiiiX my signature in the presence oftwo witnesses.

(Mas) ULVA R. MARTIN. Vitnesses H. W. MARTIN, CHAs. M. LOVING.

